# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Somerset (SME)

> 3,156 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,156 km / 1,961 mi / 1,704 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 351° (north)
- **Return heading**: 169° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → United States
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:22 in Tocumen, it's 14:22 in Somerset)
- **Elevation difference**: 792 ft (SME is higher than PTY)

## Airports

### [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tocumen, Panama
- ICAO: MPTO
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 9.070000, -79.380000
- Elevation: 135 ft

### [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Somerset, United States
- ICAO: KSME
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.050000, -84.620000
- Elevation: 927 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:22 in Tocumen, it's 14:22 in Somerset.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-06bb2780ed98)
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